A Fabulous Day

I am babysitting for two of the most precious girls on the planet right now.  In fact, it's 8:14 and both Remy (6 years old) and Haley (9 years old) are already in bed and asleep.  It was my first time babysitting for them too and they are little angels.  And I'm getting paid really well! Their mom is an absolute DOLL and their dad owns a catering company in Philadelphia! Although it's not mine, there's no awkwardness about the "competition" and he was totally impressed that I work for Culinary Concepts! Score  !

Anyways, today was a fabulous day!  Although I didn't get to take any new pictures (other than my breakfast -- And my photo uploader is working, but I'm using their computer because my battery was low...hmph), or get any studying done, it was divine.  The Bridal Shower was SO nice! Nancy looked so beautiful and everyone there was so excited and so happy.  It was such a wonderful meal too! They had a b-e-a-u-tiful salad bar set up and another table with fresh grilled and warmed pita bread triangles and these little wheat bread rolls, along with a gorgeous poached Salmon (my favorite!) and an A.MAZING grilled vegetable platter with carrots (my real favorite, lol... Everything was my fave actually, let's be honest here), red onions, zucchini, eggplant, and peppers! Omg, SO good! They also had blueberry/banana wheat bread and bran muffins.  I had (as my early lunch!) A beautiful salad with mixed greens, carrots, bell peppers (yellow, red, orange), shrooms, hearts of palm, chick peas, and some fresh tuna with this amazing balsamic vinegar (straight!).  I also had a huge piece of poached salmon, and tons of veggies, plus I ate my mom's Salmon (she doesn't love Salmon but got it for me hehe) and her veggies!  The cake was so gorgeous and unfortunately (or maybe, fortunately? ha) I left before they served it!  It was white cake with white chocolate chips and had a lemon/rasberry creme with a vanilla buttercreme icing on top! Talk about decadent  Y.U.M!

The opera was so amazing.  I cried, as I always do with La Boheme.  I've seen it about 13 times at the Met and this performance was by far the best I'd ever seen (in person!).  Oh. My. Gosh.  This cast was so moving and so united that they full on cried at the end! And still sang the most magnificent arias.  I can't even begin to explain it.  Angela Gheorghiu played Mimi and Ramon Vargas (who was beyond) played Rodolpho!  Oh man.  I understand that Opera is not for everyone, but it is for me.  I've always been in love with it and it brings out emotions in me that nothing else does.  Except for when I, myself, am on stage singing! But being at the Met is a blessing that I treasure, immensely.  I love it more than life, itself.  The end.

Anyways, I have GOT to get to my studying now! For dinner I have a WF salad but I'm not hungry yet...I got home and was STARVING and stuffed. My. Face. with tons fruit and seafood salad and had four bites of my brother's turkey meatloaf.  It is one of the few meats I adore, and I love the texture and flavors in this one! I think my Jim's totally starting to love WF! yayyyy  Welcome to the Mother Ship...muahaha

It's true though, is it not? We're totally a cult Whole Foods Lovers <3

OK, love to all and I'm going to post pics tomorrow morning or when I get home tonight! Step was so great, as ushe, and tomorrow morning step=10AM! I'll be up studying before hand, probably.  I need to study tomorrow! No dillydallying Julz!

HAPPY EASTER BUNNIES :)

Happy Easter to all the beautiful bunnies out there! (sap...)

I don't celebrate the holiday at all, but I absolutely love seeing everyone out with their families, dressed-up, going to and from church. It's chilly outside, but the sun is shining so I'm NOT complaining...I'm at my mom's work right now, and brought my camera (we're going out to dinner tonight, not sure where yet) but not the chord, SORRY! I know I've been bad about my pictures/posts, but it's not as easy as it looks to always remember to snap that picture! I have to be more mindful...I promise I'll be better girls!

Today started out like any other Sunday! Woke up, ate my ushe (fruit+Lactaid) which was DIVINE. I mean how could it not be, right?

Well, once I woke up it was like any other Sunday...Buddha came into my room this morning EARLY...I mean like 5:30am, which for me is early on a Sunday! He stuck his little nose inside of the covers haha...little PERVE! I shoo'd him away, which he did NOT appreciate. Au contraire my blogging beauties, the little scraps proceeded to try and PULL all of the covers off of my bed. It was SO cold in my room! Finally I got out of bed, scooped up all 55 pounds of this fluff and put him on my bed. He passed out in 5 seconds! RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BED! I had to squeeze myself up against the wall JUST so I could get onto the bed. GRRRR Buddha! As he lay there SNORING (yes, he snores SO loud and burps allthetime), I lay awake trying to somehow find bliss in being scrunched up against the wall...oy. We slept until he woke me up at 9:25 for breakfast. Needless to say, I'm a little tired still, but that's the life of a puppy owner I guess!

For lunch my mom and I shared some leftover baked grouper and sauteed spinach (I have pictures, but not my chord ) along with a little Seafood Salad with Citrus Vinagrette from Whole Foods, which I ADORE! So fresh and so clean! It has calamari rings, shrimp, bay scallops, fennel, red onion, and yellow and red bell peppers! It's SO good! Around 1 we left to go swimming at our gym, but when we got there it was CLOSED! And they told us last week they'd be open on Easter . So we drove back home and took Buddha for a walk. He LOOOVED it! Except for when he got bullied by these two adorable cocker spaniels. And by "bullied," I mean they merely stood there and Buddha scurried behind Mom and I. He's SUCH a frady-cat, you guys, it's pathetic.

And now we're out here! We're going to the King of Prussia mall (amazing) to return some clothes to Urban Outfitters and run to potterybarn/crate&barrel(!!!) and then meet my Dad for dinner. Not sure where yet, but we're both craving a great saladbar! If anyone knows of any in the Philadelphia area let me know! HAPPY EASTER TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE Send some jellybeans and chocolate my way, if you get the chance!